Volunteer vacancies

Marketing Assistant

SJECThink4 — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:37:00 +0000

Overview:

Contribute to the marketing activities for St James Ethics Centre
Help build the awareness and profile to target audience
One day per week at St James Ethics Centre Neutral Bay offices
Special project: Intelligence Squared www.iq2oz.com

The Marketing Assistant will work in collaboration with the Head of Marketing & Communications, the Intelligence Squared Coordinator, the Marketing Volunteers and the marketing suppliers to implement our communication program. Suggested timeframe: one day per week. Immediate start.

Duties:

Support the implementation of our content strategy
Ad hoc research on ethics
Build and maintain a media publications database
Manage the marketing materials library
Contribute to the marketing program for our Sydney Intelligence Squared debates www.iq2oz.com
- Develop and distribute a regular e-news
- Update the website
- Marketing support of partnership activities
- Maintain event and other listings with partner organisations
- Contribute to the social media activity implementation
- Desk and telephone research to form contact database of special interest groups relating to the topic including incorporating previous special interest groups network
- Market and sell tickets via special interest groups for each Sydney debate
- Communication of details of each debate to the defined special interest groups and follow ups as requested

Skills:

Marketing degree qualifications
Experience in marketing including event coordination and digital media especially websites, online forums, blogs and social media
Knowledge of and interest in ethics, policy, community and philosophy
Initiative, energy, enthusiasm, good communicator, enjoys team approach
Organised, attention to detail, time management, professional
Understanding of branding and the appropriate messaging

Apply for this role:

To learn more or express an interest in this role, please contact our volunteers coordinator.

Admin Assistant

SJECThink4 — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:22:42 +0000

Overview:

Ad hoc special database and administrative support projects
Occasional filling in for Executive Assistant to General Manager & Executive Director
Immediate mini projects transcribing interviews (would suit remote working)
These multiple assignments might suit one or several people

Depending on the specific projects the Admin Assistant will work in collaboration with the Head of Marketing & Communications, the Membership & Accounts Coordinator and the Executive Assistant to General Manager & Executive Director to support our administration and operations. Suggested timeframe: several days at a time on and off based on project requirements. Immediate start.

Duties:

Transcribing 13 one hour research interviews (June)
Providing temporary replacement during annual leave periods of Executive Assistant to General Manager & Executive Director for several hours per day (one week in July and other occasional times TBA)
Diary management of meetings and appointments * Coordinating media requests
Preparation of papers (typing, filing, photocopying, binding, mailing)
Greeting visitors
Database creation, cleaning and updating work for CRM project on ad hoc basis

Skills:

Fast and fairly accurate typing
Familiarity with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Excellent telephone manner and clear diction
Knowledge of and interest in ethics, community and philosophy
Initiative, energy, enthusiasm, service orientation, good communicator

Apply for this role:

To learn more or express an interest in this role, please contact our volunteers coordinator.

Online forum moderators

SJECThink17 — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:55:23 +0000

Overview:

Contribute to the development of our engagement strategies and actions
Respond to our stakeholder desires
Flexible work arrangements with the majority handled remotely (would suit someone non-Sydney based)

In collaboration with the Head of Marketing & Communications and our digital media specialists, implement the Forum Moderator Guidelines and moderate the forum activity. Suggested timeframe: one hour per day for one rostered week (seven hours per rostered week).

Duties:

Desk research of our historical forum contributions
Online research of latest ethics news
Ongoing management of our forum, keeping the conversation going, approving new forum participants, commenting on forum posts, responding to queries from St James Ethics Centre perspective

Skills:

Experience in marketing and specifically digital media
Knowledge of and interest in ethics, policy, community and philosophy to be informed and provide insight in the forum moderation
Initiative, energy, enthusiasm, service orientation, good communicator
Understanding of branding and its implications for marketing communication

Apply for this role:

To learn more or express an interest in this role, please contact our volunteers coordinator.

Article writers

Administrator — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Overview:

Contribute to the development of our content in Living Ethics and new publications
Respond to our stakeholder desires
Flexible work arrangements with fully remote possible (international and non-Sydney based applicants encouraged to apply)

In collaboration with the Head of Marketing & Communications and the Living Ethics Editor, develop an article or a series of articles for publication in Living Ethics quarterly newsletter and/or new St James Ethics Centre publications.

Duties:

Respond to St James Ethics Centre defined content gaps
Identify topics of personal interest and expertise for writing
Suggest a timeframe for an article or series of articles

Skills:

Thought leadership, publication history, proven writing expertise and following in selected field(s)
Understanding of ethical content, gained through postgraduate university qualifications in philosophy, psychology, law, the humanities or a related discipline
Ability to commit to mutually agreed publication deadlines and content guidelines

Apply for this role:

To learn more or express an interest in this role, please contact our volunteers coordinator.